CCI and Germany’s HWK ink partnership to improve vocational training

The Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka (CCI) and the Chamber of Skilled Grafts of Frankfort, Rhein and Main (HWK) entered into a partnership project for the improvement of Vocational Training in particular to the Construction Sector in Colombo recently.

The Project will target the Vocational Training Instructors both in the Public and Private Sectors to include both Vocational Teachers and In-company trainers.

In addition, the German Skills Council is keen to foster green economy trades such as solar and renewable energy fields. A workshop with participation from the Tertiary Vocational Education Commission, the training authorities such as VTA, NAITA, DTET and others such as GIZ and MAG participated in a fruitful workshop.

The project is to begin with Training of Trainers in selected trades for an output of at least 50 Trainers and end in 2025.